Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-25
Sugar For Nothing.

The English weekly newspaper Tid-
Bits, lately offered prize for the best
little story in the Scotch broguc. Fol-
towing is the sketch to which the
premium was awarded:
Last Saturday Betty and me were DOT
getting our provisions, and in gazing
alang street in the Sooth Side, Betty
grippit me by the arm, and pointing
tae shop window, says, "Guid keep
us, Jeems! dye see thatP Sugar for
nacthing!' "Eh!what's that?" says.
getting DOT my specs. That's extra
ornar; trade must be dull atweel when
the've tae gle ava the guides for nae
thing. My certy, it's n new gemm
this. Puir bodies! hoo can they afford
a that gas and big rent? Betty" |
cries, eye ken I've never grudged the
pay fair price for onything buy; but
when folks offer we thing for nae
thing | wild be staunin' in my elm licht
If didna tax it, Gle me the basket
and I'll go in and get eight pun, and
after come oot yc can slip in and get
anither eight pun; it'll ma look SO
greedy like. Jist wait wee.n And
in goes. "I'll tax eight pun o. that
sugar!' saysI Certainly, sir" Put
ting it in the basket, shut doom the lid
and turned
''Hcy," cries the lad at the back o.
the coonter, we've forgot the teal
There's two pun o tea goes alang wi
thatr'
"Save MS, tea!--tea did yo sayP
Great criftens, this bates alp Teal
Certainly I'll take the tea, and held
up the lid o the basket and he popped
in package o. tea, a ready made up.
thocht it was vera fortunate had
seen the shop before the unemployed
got word o it, or they wid haen 1t a.
rookit DOT afore | got near it.
"Is there naethin' else-coffee, or
onything?"
.Nor' he says; ''it's just the tea and
sugar go thegither.'
"Weel, I'm sure we ocht tae be
Thankful for that same; altho', if there
wis bit pun o coffee widna object
Weel, guild day tae We! guild dayr' and
/ cam oot He jumpit over the coont-
er. and grippit me at the door, and
shook me, and says, "The money, sir!'
Money says ], perfectly dunn
foundercd, ''ye ne'er said there wis ony
money; but it's no over late yeti Hoo
much dac We gle? Yc're a perfect an
gel in thae bad times. hope the mon
ey's ma spurious.
"Ye've tae gle me the money" he
says. Met / says, money for
what?" "For the tea" he says. did
We no say it went alang wi the sugar?"
Certainly" "And didna We say ye
gied the sugar for naethin'?' YES. !"
"And what's the money for, then2'
"For the tea" he says, getting angry.
moo, look here, y says, pulling him
intae o close DOT o the crood. '.let us
understan' each other. Tac begin ot
the beginning, did We no sac We gied
sugar for naethin'?" 1--WE do" ''Weel.
so faar, SO good; We gied me my sugar
for naethin'. and when j wis coming
oot We cried after me that ye gied tea
alang wi the sugar
'.But ye're tae pay for the tea.
Tut! tut will haze tea begin again?
Moo, look here and pay attention.
Dinna We ca me back when was gatln
DOT well enough pleased wi the sugar,
and no askin Tor tea. and SAID ye gied
tea alang wi the sugar?'
II did"
'Weel. and hadna We glen me the
sugar for nathing?"
II had.
..Weel, and what haze ye tae sac for
yoursel, oh9 It's no the worth OF
min ye: bat I'm 10 man to BE- made
fulc OF: hooeycr. there's m card
We can Summon ne. bat I'm thinking
yell get the war-f OF No. no. !
wisna born Ye-fp@iat. | thocht
there wis some iaekr.-psrkry ahcot II.
Come ava B,:i5, here oor ciur.
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